Brian P Copenhaver: 1 book
Magic in Western Culture
From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this...
